Far from the Madding Crowd (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Hardy
- First Published: 1874
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Nature, Nineteenth century, Rural or country life, Mental illness, England or English people, Farms, farmers, or farming, Fate or fatalism, Shepherds
- Locales: Wessex, England
This is the first of Hardy’s Wessex novels, set in the timeless world of 19th century rural England. Central to Hardy’s ironic tale of unrequited love are the characters of Bathsheba Everdene and Gabriel Oak. An honest shepherd and farm steward, Oak shows great loyalty and patience in his love for the beautiful and vivacious Bathsheba.
Farmer Oak unexpectedly meets Bathsheba on a country road and immediately falls in love with her. His marriage proposal rejected, he is forced to hire himself out for work after his sheep are killed in a freak accident. After helping to...
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